Dr. Andrew J. Martin Joins Covenant Seminary Faculty as Associate Professor of Systematic Theology

The board, faculty, and staff of Covenant Theological Seminary are pleased to announce that Dr. Andrew J. “Drew” Martin will join the Seminary’s faculty as Associate Professor of Systematic Theology effective July 1, 2022. 

Dr. Martin is the embodiment of a pastor-scholar model prized at Covenant Seminary. He has served as a PCA pastor and church planter for 15 years, serving presently as pastor of West Charlotte Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, a church he co-founded. He brings a wealth of experience in teaching systematic theology and church history at the seminary level, currently teaching at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary’s Charlotte campus. He also brings both a strong academic focus as well as a deep personal commitment to Reformed theology and the Westminster Standards.

Prior to his time at Gordon-Conwell, he taught at Vanderbilt University and the School of Theology at Sewanee: The University of the South. As a pastor, he has served in three congregations. His passion for intercultural ministry led him to co-plant West Charlotte Church, considered to be the first church in the Presbyterian Church in America to be planted from a mother church with an African American senior pastor.

Dr. Martin holds a BA in political science and psychology from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; an MDiv and MA in theology from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary; and a PhD in religion and historical studies from Vanderbilt University. His PhD dissertation focused on the development of covenant theology in the post-Reformation period. 

Dr. Martin has written or contributed to numerous books. His most recent book, part of Crossway’s Theologians on the Christian Life series, explores the practical ethics of prominent black pastor and theologian Francis Grimké and is due out this fall. His work also includes contributions to The Oxford Dictionary of Late Antiquity, the Evangelical Dictionary of Theology, The Oxford Handbook of Reformed Theology, and Richard Hooker and Reformed Orthodoxy.

Drew is married to Meg, who served for many years as a school counselor and most recently as the Charlotte Area Coordinator for Young Lives, a ministry to teen mothers. The Martins have five children.

Of his new appointment, Dr. Martin said:

“I am so grateful for the opportunity to teach at Covenant Seminary. Academic theology is enriched by a close connection with the life and questions of local congregations, and in return local congregations need to be challenged by rigorous theological work. In my years of teaching and pastoring, I have seen the fruit of helping both seminarians and congregants to see the overlap between biblical, systematic, historical, and practical theology. I am impressed by the ways that Covenant emphasizes these same connections through its focus on biblical theology, missional theology, and spiritual formation. I am blessed and excited to be joining the excellent faculty at Covenant and look forward to working with and learning from them.”

Dr. Tom Gibbs, President of Covenant Seminary, noted, “Dr. Martin’s expertise as a theologian, teacher, and pastor, and his success at applying Reformed theology with confessional precision and cultural sensitivity make him an ideal fit for the Covenant faculty. We are grateful for the Lord’s provision of such a gifted pastor-scholar, and grateful for Drew’s desire to share his wisdom in training future generations of Covenant students to lead and shepherd Christ’s church. We are eager for him to join us in our mission to equip the next generation of pastors, counselors, and ministry leaders.”